If you’re thinking about taking a cruise this summer or fall, here are some deals to consider.

They just may help you to shave some bucks off your vacation expenses.

A PRINCESS OF A DEAL:

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Princess Cruises is putting July on sale with its “Red, White and Blue Sale” from July 2-9,which features cruise deals on North American departure cruises.

Travelers can save up to $1,000 per stateroom plus receive up to $100 stateroom credit on cruises to the Caribbean Panama Canal, Canada & New England, Hawaii, Mexico and West Coast.

The sale includes more than 80 cruise options in 2012, departing between September and December. Select Princess ships typically sail from Port Everglades to ports in the Caribbean, Panama Canal and Mexico during the fall and winter season.

GO CRUISIN’ LIKE A NORWEGIAN:

Norwegian Cruise Line is offering its popular Kids Sail Free promotion for a limited time, which gives children (17 and younger), sailing in third and fourth berths, the chance to cruise for free when their parents make a new reservation by July 7.

The promotion is applicable on select fall sailings to Alaska, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada & New England, the Caribbean, Europe or Hawaii, Norwegian said.

Additionally select sailings are also eligible for up to $500 in air credits, Military and AARP discounts.

From South Florida, Norwegian ships sail year-round from PortMiami on itineraries to the Bahamas and Caribbean, and to other destinations during the fall and winter season.

Well here are some cruise deals to consider if you fancy a voyage on the high seas:

Norwegian Cruise Line:

The Miami-based cruise line is offering a Bermuda Bonus Days limited time sale on cruise vacations to Bermuda. Guests who book a Bermuda cruise by Tuesday (June 26) will receive $100 per stateroom to spend onboard for shore excursions, spa treatments and dinners in any of Norwegian’s ships’ specialty restaurants and more.

The Norwegian Star and Norwegian Dawn ships sail from New York and Boston respectively to Bermuda.

Princess Cruises is offering Father’s Day cruise deals through Monday, June 18 to destinations such as Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, the Caribbean and Hawaii.

The special sale offers passengers savings up to 60 percent off of launch fares per stateroom, plus up to $100 onboard credit.

The promotion is applicable on more than 80 cruise options in 2012 for departures between August and December. It also includes sailings aboard the Emerald Princess and Caribbean Princess, which sail from or call on Port Everglades.

Travel + Leisure has awarded Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line its first-ever Social Media in Travel and Tourism Award (SMITTY) for best use of a social media platform by a cruise line.

Norwegian won the award for its innovative use of Facebook during the launch of the cruise operator’s “Cruise Like a Norwegian” brand campaign in October, 2011, the cruise company said in a statement.

The campaign increased Norwegian’s Facebook fan following by 159 percent during its run.

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“It’s an honor to be among the first to be recognized by Travel + Leisure for our innovative use of social media,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “Early on, we recognized the power of social media and how it helps us to engage our guests and welcome them into our community of Norwegians.”

The awards will appear in the magazine’s July issue on newsstands June 22 and also in its digital editions.

Planning to take a cruise soon? Well here are two deals from Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line to consider:

Free, half-off excursions

Norwegian is offering free kids excursions or a half-off teen excursions on 2012 sailings booked through May 13.

Dubbed its Little Norwegian’s Explore for Free offer, children 12 years and under will receive a free Norwegian sponsored shore excursion and teens 13-17 years old, will receive half-off shore excursions, when staying in the same cabin as a paying adult booked on the same excursion.

Excursions include whale watching in Alaska; exploring ancient European cities and snorkeling trips in the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda or Hawaii. For more details on this promotion, click here.

AARP discount Now through May 14, Norwegian is offering a discount of up to 10 percent off cruise prices on select sailings and destinations for American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) members.

AARP card holders can choose from a range of destinations including Bahamas and Florida; Bermuda; the Caribbean; Hawaii and Repositioning cruises, as well as Transatlantic crossings, Norwegian said in a release.